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1. What does Genesis 1 emphasise?
2. Define the key concept: ‘transcendence’
3. Which quote supports God’s transcendence?
4. How does Genesis portray the sanctity of human
life?
5. How does Genesis portray stewardship?
6. How does Genesis support belief in Imago Dei?
7. Why does God create humans both male and
female?
8. How is free will portrayed in Genesis 2?
b) Describe what the Genesis accounts teach about the nature of God [5]
b) Describe what the Genesis accounts teach about the nature of human life [5]
ABOUT
HUMANSGenesis 1 – Emphasis is on the greatness of God as the creator of the universe
Genesis 2 – This account shares many of the themes in Genesis, but in addition God
is portrayed as
omnibenevolent.
In both Genesis 1 and 2the messages given about human beings are the same and reinforce the belief that human life is PRECIOUS and SACRED.
Humans have been created to have a CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD but they also have a DUTY TO CARE for everything that God created.
SANCTITY OF LIFE• Humans are created last in Genesis 1 and are the
high point of God’s creation.
• In Genesis 2 God personally creates Adam and Eve. (Adam from the dust
and Eve from the rib)
• He breathes life into Adam which demonstrates how precious and
sacred human lives are compared to everything else in creation.
• God reflects that all that he has made is good, including human beings.
STEWARDS OF GOD’S CREATION• Genesis 1 – God creates humans to rule over the creatures
• Genesis 2 – Adam is put in the garden to ‘work it and take care
of it’. Adam’s authority is seen when he is asked to name all
the animals.
IMAGO DEI‘So God created man in his
own image, in the image of
God he created them.’
(Genesis 1: 27) which
makes them sacred and
holy.
MALE AND FEMALE• God deliberately creates
humans male and female.
• He wants Adam to have a
companion in the second
story. In Genesis 1
humans are encouraged
to have children. ‘Be
fruitful and increase in
number’.
FREE WILL• God gives Adam and Eve freedom to do
God’s will and choose not to.
• ‘And the LORD God commanded the
man, ’You are free to eat from any tree
in the garden, but you must not eat from
the tree of knowledge of good and evil,
for when you eat from it you will
certainly die.’ (Genesis 2: 16-17).
• Although God gives Adam the
instruction not to eat from the tree, He
gives him the choice to disobey Him.
OMNIBENEVOLENT (ALL LOVING)
God shows that he loves humans as he creates everything that they need to live.
‘Now the LORD God planed a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man
he had formed. The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground –
trees that were pleasing to the eye and great for food.’
OMNIBENEVOLENTGod shows that he loves humans as he creates Eve so that
Adam is not lonely.
OMNIPOTENTGod is all powerful,
creation happens just
by him commanding it:
‘And God said, “Let
there be light,” and
there was light.”
(Genesis 1:3)
TRANSCENDENCE‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’.
(Genesis 1:1)
ETERNALThe fact that God creates heaven and
earth ‘In the beginning’ shows that he
already existed, God has no
beginning.
ABOUT GOD
1. Create a detailed mind-
map (try to make this
visual)
2. Create a multiple-choice
quiz (aim for at least 10
questions)
3. Create a poster/leaflet
Turn over the mat and try to
complete your task without
looking at the information.
Then refer back to the task
mat to see what you have
missed/could have
included.